Seasonal Depression Care in Greenwood, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in Greenwood and nearby Laurens, Greenville and Spartanburg by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in Greenwood
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal depression care for adults in Greenwood and across Greenwood County by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them; we accept Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice).
Seasonal affective disorder has no CDC PLACES estimate, so the closest figures here are the share of adults ever told they have depression, frequent mental distress, and the share who get no leisure-time physical activity.
Seasonal Depression Care: What the Local Figures Show in Greenwood
Compared with Greenwood County as a whole, Greenwood has higher estimates for frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health, while depression is about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Greenwood sits above the middle on depression, frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health.
Greenwood has the third-highest estimate for depression of the 34 communities on this site, and depression is one of the most treatable mental health conditions.
For loneliness, Greenwood ranks third-highest among them.
Its estimate for short sleep is the fourth-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Greenwood sits above Laurens and Greenville; about level with Spartanburg.
An estimated 26.4 percent of households in Greenwood have no broadband subscription, the fifth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Greenwood | Greenwood County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 24 percent | 23.6 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 19.1 percent | 17.1 percent |
| Adults with no leisure-time physical activity | 32.5 percent | 28.5 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 42.2 percent | 39.4 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 36.4 percent | 33.4 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 26.8 percent | 22.6 percent |
Figures in this section come from CDC PLACES, 2025 release (model-based estimates from 2022 and 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data), with the American Community Survey, 2017 to 2021, via CDC for households without broadband; ranks compare the 34 South Carolina communities on this site.
Greenwood County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Greenwood County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5.8 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, above the statewide 5.2 days, the fifth-highest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Greenwood the fifth-highest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Greenwood County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.8 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 18.9 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 40.8 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 245 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 14.4 percent | 13.4 percent |
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps builds these county figures from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022 for the survey measures, the CMS National Provider Identification file, 2024 for provider counts and the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2022 for insurance; ranks compare the South Carolina counties in this data.
Living and Working in Greenwood
Buzzard's Roost Dam created Lake Greenwood between 1935 and 1940, and the county-owned lake has 212 miles of shoreline; we accept Medicare, and most visits can be done by video.
More than 30 handmade topiaries fill Greenwood each June during the SC Festival of Flowers; hospitality workers with irregular hours can schedule video visits without a drive.
Greenwood was incorporated in 1857 and grew quickly once the Greenwood Cotton Mill opened in 1890.
Lander University and the main campus of Piedmont Technical College are both in Greenwood.
More Greenwood residents work in manufacturing than in any other field, at major electrical, consumer products and window makers.
Campuses serving Greenwood include Lander University and Piedmont Technical College.
Greenwood's economy centers on manufacturing and retail.
Greenwood County is federally designated as a mental health professional shortage area, meaning there are too few mental health professionals for the people who live there; telehealth lets Greenwood residents see a provider without waiting for a local opening.
Sources for these local facts: dnr.sc.gov,visitold96sc.com,South Carolina Encyclopedia,lander.edu,datausa.io.
Seasonal Depression Care for Older Adults
Seasonal depression is treatable at any age, and retirement routines that keep you indoors in winter are worth mentioning at a visit.
Ask your provider before buying a light box, especially if you have certain eye conditions or take medicines that raise sensitivity to sunlight.
Seasonal affective disorder is depression that returns on a seasonal schedule, most often starting in late fall or early winter and lifting in spring.
Request an appointment for seasonal depression care, call (843) 737-0312, or read about seasonal depression care by telehealth across South Carolina and in person at our West Ashley office.
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Not in Greenwood?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Laurens, Greenville and Spartanburg, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Seasonal Depression Care in Greenwood: Questions
Yes: adults in Greenwood and the rest of Greenwood County can see Hope Behavioral Medicine by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them, and a video visit needs no ride; for comparison, Greenwood has the fourth-highest estimate for transportation barriers of the 34 communities on this site.
Yes: seasonal affective disorder is more common farther north, but living in South Carolina does not rule it out, and if your mood follows the seasons, an evaluation by secure video can look at the pattern across several years.
CDC PLACES puts it at 32.5 percent of adults in Greenwood, the seventh-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 28.5 percent across Greenwood County.
In Greenwood County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 245 residents, more providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the third-lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Greenwood the seventh-highest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
Yes: the plans we accept are Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice).
Hope Behavioral Medicine is not an emergency service: call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, at any hour, and in an emergency call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.